{"id":43090,"date":"2018-06-01T16:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/01\/why-the-navy-is-testing-yet-another-working-uniform-for-sea-duty-sailors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:38","slug":"why-the-navy-is-testing-yet-another-working-uniform-for-sea-duty-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/06\/01\/why-the-navy-is-testing-yet-another-working-uniform-for-sea-duty-sailors\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a look at the working uniforms the Navy is testing for sea-duty sailors"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=c602f861-bb76-4737-882a-ccf57b110d1b\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-c602f861-bb76-4737-882a-ccf57b110d1b.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On June 1, initial wear test for a proposed new Navy two-piece fire retardant at-sea uniform began.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. \u2014 For anyone who has been in the Navy for a decade or more, the wear tests starting June 1 of the new at-sea uniforms could be a flash from their own past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hot on the heels of finalizing a four-year effort to put fire-retardant coveralls on every fleet sailor, Fleet Forces Command will oversee testing of a new fire-retardant uniform that would be more practical for the average sailor at sea or in operational units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they\u2019re at it, Navy officials are also trying out color schemes that are a throw-back to the wash khakis and dungarees era, which ended in January 2010 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/12\/28\/new-in-2018-the-end-of-blueberries-is-near\">NWU Type I<\/a>\u2019s became mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"apester-media\" data-media-id=\"5b1180b5de3861d546546a27\" height=\"404\"><\/div><script async src=\"\/\/static.apester.com\/js\/sdk\/v2.0\/apester-javascript-sdk.min.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The tests will run until September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all the sea bag upheaval in the past 15 years or so, this isn\u2019t planned as a new uniform \u2014 at least not yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s because officials are saying this outfit is planned to be command-issued \u201corganizational clothing, as with the coveralls and flight suits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that could change down the line, sources familiar with the big picture say, when this \u201cMaritime Two-Piece Fire Retardant Varient\u201d uniform becomes standard at-sea issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was sailor driven and came out of focus groups in Norfolk and San Diego, encompassing roughly 250 sailors from all communities,\u201d Capt. 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The Navy\u2019s plan for a new operational uniform<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy&#039;s new two-piece concept could bring back a fondly remembered look.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E-7 and above will test khaki versions of the uniform, while E-6 and below will test two variants \u2014 one that features a dark blue blouse and dark blue trousers and another that\u2019s a dead ringer for the old light blue dungaree shirt and dark blue pants combination. The only departure from the old uniforms \u2014 and all the test uniforms \u2014 is that the uniforms will be untucked, as is the case with the NWU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pants, too, will be worn old style \u2014 unbloused. Both the shirts and the pant legs, however, can be tucked or bloused quickly for general quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each sailor testing the uniforms is being issued four shirts and four trousers in the color scheme they are assigned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though appearing the same from a distance, there are differences in fabrics as well as in the design features, such as differently-placed pockets and other reinforcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, these sailors will also test four different colors of flame resistant, moisture-wicking undershirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there won\u2019t be any new boots to go along with the changes. 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